Saint-André Abbey
Saint-André Abbey was a Benedictine abbey in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon at the top of Mont-Andaon.Photo: William Marlow, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: abbey located in Gard, in France
- Also known as: “Abbaye Saint-André” and “Abbaye Saint-André de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Saint-André and Charterhouse Notre-Dame du Val de Bénédiction.
Fort Saint-André
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort Saint-André is a medieval fortress in the commune of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon in the Gard département of France, dating from the first half of the 14th century.
Charterhouse Notre-Dame du Val de Bénédiction
Museum
Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charterhouse Notre-Dame du Val de Bénédiction is a museum, which is situated 280 metres west of Saint-André Abbey.
Chapelle Sainte-Casarie
Church
Photo: TRANOS APOSTOLOS, CC BY 3.0.
Chapelle Sainte-Casarie is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and Avignon.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Town
Photo: Luu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.
Avignon
Photo: Brateevsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avignon is the capital of the French department of Vaucluse in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and is on the banks of the Rhône river. Avignon was one of the European Cities of Culture in 2000 and its historical centre has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Saint-André Abbey
- Categories: abbey, building, monastery, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.96591° or 43° 57′ 57″ northLongitude
4.80096° or 4° 48′ 3″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
8FM6XR82+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 92264339OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Saint-André Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿维尼翁新城圣安德烈修道院”
- French: “abbaye Saint-André de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-André de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-André-de-Villeneuve-les-Avignon”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Andre”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Saint-André”
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